Tomtor (Russian: Томтор; Yakut: Томтор) is a rural locality (a selo), the administrative centre of, and one of four settlements in addition to Aeroport, Agayakan and Kuydusun in Sordonnokhsky Rural Okrug of Oymyakonsky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located 570 kilometers (350 mi) from Ust-Nera, the administrative center of the district. Its population as of the 2002 census was 1,256.[1]
Tomtor
Томтор | |
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 Tomtor during the winter | |
Location of Tomtor  | |
  Tomtor Location of Tomtor  Tomtor Tomtor (Sakha Republic) | |
| Coordinates: 63°15′46″N 143°12′39″E / 63.26278°N 143.21083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic[1] |
| Administrative district | Oymyakonsky District[1] |
| Rural okrug | Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2002)[1] | 1,256 |
| • Capital of | Second Borogonsky Rural Okrug[1] |
| • Municipal district | Oymyakonsky Municipal District[2] |
| • Rural settlement | Second Borogonsky Rural Settlement[2] |
| • Capital of | Second Borogonsky Rural Settlement[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+10 (MSK+7  [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 678750 |
| OKTMO ID | 98639410101 |
Geography
editTomtor is located near the left bank of the Kuydusun river, not far from its mouth in the Indigirka.[5]
Climate
editTomtor has a monsoon-influenced extreme subarctic climate (Dwd in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Tomtor | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −36.9 (−34.4) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −39.6 (−39.3) |
−35.3 (−31.5) |
−22.4 (−8.3) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
12 (54) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−38.3 (−36.9) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −42.7 (−44.9) |
−40.4 (−40.7) |
−30.1 (−22.2) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−40.8 (−41.4) |
−16.8 (1.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7 (0.3) |
6 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
33 (1.3) |
61 (2.4) |
71 (2.8) |
67 (2.6) |
44 (1.7) |
19 (0.7) |
13 (0.5) |
7 (0.3) |
351 (13.7) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/sakha-republic/tomtor-45101/ | |||||||||||||
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic
- ^ a b c Law #173-Z 353-III
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ "P-53_54 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 21 May 2022.
Sources
edit- Official website of the Sakha Republic. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic. Oymyakonsky District. (in Russian)
- Государственное Собрание (Ил Тумэн) Республики Саха (Якутия). Закон №173-З №353-III от 30 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)», в ред. Закона №1058-З №1007-IV от 25 апреля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Саха (Якутия) "Об установлении границ и о наделении статусом городского и сельского поселений муниципальных образований Республики Саха (Якутия)"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Якутия", №245, 31 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly (Il Tumen) of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic. Law #173-Z No. 353-III of November 30, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, as amended by the Law #1058-Z No. 1007-IV of April 25, 2012 On Amending the Law of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic "On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Urban and Rural Settlement Status to the Municipal Formations of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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